How To Encourage Your Spouse To Be Financially Responsible

How can I encourage my spouse to be financially responsible?

Here's a way to get through any issue about money. It's a communication process, where you sit down and you tell your truth. Keep it in the "I" when you're sharing what you're experiencing. Be careful not to say, "You, you, you." When you sit down, use "I". First talk about how you are responding to your partner's behavior. Then, communicate how you feel about that behavior and what you think about that behavior, what you're believing that behavior means, and then discuss what you need, the change you need. Make sure that your partner has heard you and then invite your partner's feedback. When you learn how to communicate about money, you're going to be able to communicate about any issue in your marriage. This is an opportunity for the two of you to grow closer and bond, because when you can join forces on this issue, you're going to be able to get through any issue.